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Pyrolistical

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At school, I am stuck with computers that only have internet access + IE.

I can't run notepad, or install anything.

I am wondering if you guy know of any website that has a good inline text editor (java applet probably) that supports smart indenting (for programming) and maybe even syntax highlighting...

And no, a Text Area from HTML is not good enough, if you hit tab, it will leave the text area .

There should be no saving feature of course, you would just cut it out and email it to yourself.

Anybody know if anything like this exist?
 
What program are you using to email it to yourself? Does that program not allow for indenting? Otherwise I say use a TEXTAREA and use the spacebar for indention.
 
or go one better. Create a page with a text area and use JavaScript to intercept the keyboard strokes and if TAB is hit, just implement the appropriate spaces instead of exitting the field.

Whodathunkit, a market for web-based text editors. :p
 
Originally posted by redd38
What program are you using to email it to yourself? Does that program not allow for indenting? Otherwise I say use a TEXTAREA and use the spacebar for indention.
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I am using web-based email, so it uses a textarea as well.

And I am one of those ppl who are against using spacebar for indenting :D

I guess I'll just have to program this myself...sounds like a cool project anyways.
 
Copy a tab and paste it into the textarea whenever you would have pressed the Tab key.
 
Good idea

Only problem is getting a tab to copy. That's easy solve by using a small webpage that has the line:

<input value=" ">


(where there is an actual tab between the " ")
 
I actually have one, that works like word, almost with formatting, bold type, paragraph types, fonts, etc and you can even switch to html view to view the code!

I have it databased powered right now and its not working correctly, let me see if I can get it to work
 
that's pretty nice... I like the insert table... hmm, I should insert that too!

I think what he means is tabbing like in word or notepad. So both the editors we showed him would suffice for paper writing and such.

It would be cool to be able to save them to a file or a floppy? interesting... Gosh, I amaze myself!

ok... I will add... insert tables and save to floppy or to file... hehe!
 
Heh. All of these require IE? I'll be really impressed if someone comes up with one that's browser agnostic.
 
They can be made to work in gecko too.

They'll never work in opera though.

As for other browsers, I'm not sure.

This quote about htmlArea basically sums it up.

HTMLArea is a free, customizable online editor. It works inside your browser. It uses a non-standard feature implemented in Internet Explorer 5.5 or better for Windows and Mozilla 1.3 or better (any platform), therefore it will only work in one of these browsers.
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All those type of html based editors I've seen apply to that rule.
 
Originally posted by Shadow2531
Here are the other links that go along with it.

http://sf.net/projects/itools-htmlarea/

http://www.interactivetools.com/products/htmlarea/index.html

http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=209

I'm trying to recall the method used by htmlarea that's only supported in IE and gecko, but I cannot recall the term used. It's on msdn somewhere.
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Thanks, but none of the ones posted are designed for programmers :(

No Tabs, no smart { }, and no syntax highlighting =\
 
Originally posted by Pyrolistical
Thanks, but none of the ones posted are designed for programmers :(

No Tabs, no smart { }, and no syntax highlighting =\
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Dude! C'mon, really! Do you really understand how hard it is to do that kind of intelligent text parsing on the fly anyway, let alone via a web-app. Be damned happy someone found one that does all the normal web-formatting.
 
Originally posted by svet-am
Dude! C'mon, really! Do you really understand how hard it is to do that kind of intelligent text parsing on the fly anyway, let alone via a web-app. Be damned happy someone found one that does all the normal web-formatting.
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Yup, I do.

But I can already see how to do it with Java. So I'll try and it ;)
 
of course, when you said "programming" you didn't specify which language which could be anything. Also, be specifying which language, we could create something for that language. You would have to create an editor for each language.

Mine shows the code in html, and will do jsp and asp syntax as well.
 
Originally posted by Pyrolistical
Thanks, but none of the ones posted are designed for programmers :(

No Tabs, no smart { }, and no syntax highlighting =\
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seriously work at home??
 
Originally posted by Tnadrev
seriously work at home??
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Right on, here. If you need an editor THAT powerful, just do the work on a dedicated box. Or find a little app that does what you need and carry it around on a floppy or a USB jumpdrive.
 
Originally posted by svet-am
Right on, here. If you need an editor THAT powerful, just do the work on a dedicated box. Or find a little app that does what you need and carry it around on a floppy or a USB jumpdrive.
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If you guys read the original post, you will see that I said I want to be able to program with only internet access + IE. Cuz that's all I have on some computers at school. You can't access any drivers or run any other programs.

@horndog: Yes, of course. I was planning to do C++ first. This program I would be making is for myself, so if anybody wants to use it, fine. But it's made for myself in mind first.
 
VNC has a java applet client that will serve itself to web-browsers, or you might want to take a whack at a CD based linux distro, like Knoppix (if you can boot from CD).
 
Originally posted by Pyrolistical
If you guys read the original post, you will see that I said I want to be able to program with only internet access + IE. Cuz that's all I have on some computers at school. You can't access any drivers or run any other programs.

@horndog: Yes, of course. I was planning to do C++ first. This program I would be making is for myself, so if anybody wants to use it, fine. But it's made for myself in mind first.
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The difficulting is that pretty much web-based apps like that are limited to scripting only, but I am sure its possible.

C++... hmm... don't know that language, but I will see what I can dig up. You may need to not deal with the text highlighting.

Also, you will be able to view the code, but not run the app since it needs to be compiled first... have you taken that into consideration?
 
Originally posted by horndog
The difficulting is that pretty much web-based apps like that are limited to scripting only, but I am sure its possible.

C++... hmm... don't know that language, but I will see what I can dig up. You may need to not deal with the text highlighting.

Also, you will be able to view the code, but not run the app since it needs to be compiled first... have you taken that into consideration?
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Well if you using Java to make an applet, your not limited to scripting only.

I would not building an IDE(Integrated Development Environment) like VC++, I am just making a text editor. Something like as simple as codewarrior or textpad.
 
Originally posted by ameoba
VNC has a java applet client that will serve itself to web-browsers, or you might want to take a whack at a CD based linux distro, like Knoppix (if you can boot from CD).
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Ahh, I'll check VNC out then, thanks.
 
You probably want TightVNC for windows (WinVNC). It's really easy to setup and administrate, and like it has already been said, has a java-based administration system that is available on any system with a browser and java on it with a connection to the internet. Just connect to http://hostname:5800/
 
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